"This is the stuff that in the end makes us what we are. It's the stuff that you can't leave behind, the personality of the band, the way we interact with each other." — Edge, on All That You Can't Leave Behind

U2 announces European Experience + Innocence tour dates

Just announced are 13 shows in Europe, beginning August 31 in Berlin. U2 will be playing indoor arenas this year, just as they did in 2015 on the Innocence + Experience tour. The full list of announced shows is as follows:

Shows in Ireland and Northern Ireland are still being sorted out, as the official announcement says:

Plans are being finalised for some special home shows in Dublin and Belfast (with dates, venues and on-sale details to be announced soon).

Tickets for all announced shows except Copenhagen will go on sale to the general public on January 26; the Copenhagen show goes on sale January 29. Paid U2.com members will have access to pre-sales beginning this Thursday, January 18.

As U2 announced in November, fans in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Italy and Holland who pre-ordered Songs Of Experience before November 30 will have a special pre-sale starting Monday, January 22, where they may be able to buy up to two tickets. (Note: When first announced on November 1, this country list included Ireland and Poland.)

Questions?

As always, if you have questions about tour dates, ticket pre-sales and such, we highly recommend you read the official U2.com announcements and the Help page: